‘A LIGHT CAME ON’
A book titled “Half the Sky” – which tells of oppression of women and girls in the developing world – led ECU graduate Megan Keels to a bold decision. In...
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TRANSFORMED
Political science major Justin Davis never imagined he might one day sit at the table with policymakers at East Carolina University. In his early days as a Pirate, Davis struggled...
SPICE IT UP
Casual interactions spiced up with technology and brief entertainment are the best methods for engaging the millennial generation, an East Carolina University researcher said. ECU hospitality management professor George Fenich...
BUILDING TALENT
The East Carolina University Staff Senate is supporting full-time employees with a scholarship to cover costs for undergraduate or graduate level courses at the university. The funds are intended for...
FIGHTING INJUSTICE
Update Oct 4, 2012. The $5,000 Characters Unite Award from the USA television network was awarded to Chantel Miller Oct. 3 at ECU for her “IM2 — I Matter Too”...
THINKING ON THEIR FEET
Guitar in hand, Brazil native Sabrina Calado stood in the multipurpose room of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville. Smiling, she waited for her audience to arrive. “I’m excited,” Calado...
COMMEMORATING FREEDOM
America’s traditional Fourth of July festivities merge flags and fireworks, stars and stripes, picnics and parades. It’s arguably the brightest and the noisiest of all the holidays celebrated in the...
SHARED EXPERIENCES
East Carolina University will require freshmen to live on campus their first two semesters under a new retention policy that begins in August. The policy is aimed at keeping students...
PREPARING TO LEAD
East Carolina University’s orientation assistants arrived on campus June 2 to begin training that prepares them to assume leadership roles with new Pirate students and families during summer orientation. The...
LESSONS LEARNED
ECU is hosting the third annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop today, bringing eastern North Carolina emergency managers and researchers together to discuss issues related to managing hurricane crises. The director of the...